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Research shows ‘misalignment’ between workforce skills and organisational goals

There is a disconnect between organisations’ strategic priorities for 2025 and the preparedness of their workforce to meet those goals.

AI and cybersecurity led skill growth in 2024

Insights from Coursera’s annual Job Skills Report reveal shifts in skill development among employees, job seekers, and students worldwide.

UK companies missing out on talent by failing to provide career information

Jobseekers struggle to find essential details about career progression, onboarding programmes, and learning opportunities.

AI and sustainability are transforming UK workplaces

Artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies are reshaping workplaces, with 70% of employees acknowledging their growing influence.

UK employees call for more career development support

There is widespread dissatisfaction among UK employees, as 71 percent of employees feel their managers are not providing the support needed.

Global tech professionals anticipate multiple career changes amid rapid industry evolution

Forty percent of technology professionals expect to make at least three career changes during their working lives.

Not just AI: soft skills are the game changer

The 2025 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report shows increased enterprise investments in soft skills development alongside generative AI applications.

Age bias and limited opportunities – no country for older employees?

Professionals aged over 50 in the UK often feel excluded from career progression and skills development opportunities.

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Almost half of UK’s FTSE 100 firms appoint chief AI officers

Almost half of of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies have now introduced a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) leadership role.
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Pay awards ‘stuck at 3%’ for fourth consecutive quarter

Median pay awards in the first quarter of 2025 have remained unchanged from the previous three rolling quarters.

Worker who returned from maternity leave to abandoned office awarded £25,000

A former recruitment consultant has been awarded more than £25,000 following a successful claim for maternity and pregnancy discrimination.

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Supreme Court ruling on definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act: what it means for HR

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 refers specifically to biological sex and does not include transgender women.

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